Rolleston on Dove Parish Council

07/09/2026

07/09/2026

Latest September Update from the Environment Agency

We continue to receive completed consent forms from residents who have registered an interest in the proposed Property Flood Resilience (PFR) scheme. This means we are now able to progress towards arranging the property suitability surveys, which we expect to begin shortly. The surveys will provide important information to help inform the next stage of the project and the Full Business Case.

We have also recently looked into the build-up of silt at the Brookside ford. Following an assessment of the area, we do not currently consider the silt bank to present an immediate flood risk. Although there is a noticeable build-up of sediment, there remains good capacity within the wider channel around the silt bank. Compared with the channel immediately upstream and downstream, the cross-sectional area at the ford remains greater, and during higher flows the silt bank would become submerged. We therefore expect any influence on
flood levels to be relatively minor and localised.

The Environment Agency's field teams will continue to monitor the Rolleston Brook and undertake maintenance where there is an identified or immediate flood risk

07/09/2026

The next meeting of Rolleston on Dove Parish Council is on Monday 14th September 2026 at 7pm at the Old Grammar School Room. Agendas are available on the Parish Council's website at least three working days before each meeting. Meetings are held in public and everyone is welcome to attend. There is a short public open session at the beginning of each meeting to enable members of the public to address the council. The agenda can be viewed here:

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24/08/2026

Closure of Footpath 14 between Beacon Road and Tafflands on Tuesday 25th August.

Tree surgeons will be working to complete the removal of the large dead tree alongside the footpath from the neighbouring garden at the Beacon Road end of the footpath. For safety reasons it is essential that the footpath is closed whilst this work is completed.

Notices have been posted at either end of the footpath advising of this closure and as soon as the tree is removed the footpath will reopen to walkers.

Thank you for your understanding and patience whilst this work is done.

10/08/2026

Closure of Footpath 14 between Beacon Road and Tafflands on Tuesday 11th August.

Tree surgeons are working to remove a large dead tree alongside the footpath from the neighbouring garden at the Beacon Road end of the footpath. For safety reasons it is essential that the footpath is closed whilst this work is completed.

Notices have been posted at either end of the footpath advising of this closure and as soon as the tree is removed the footpath will reopen to walkers.

Thank you for your understanding and patience whilst this work is done.